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is not to use needles, and clearly, not to use needles that are shared with somebody else. you must understand the importance of you. you must understand that for once, you can be selfish and self-centered about your life. when two people engage in sex, it's two people engaging in it. you have the right to protect yourself. we also need to engage young females and males very early on so it becomes a part of their norm. this i how we have sex, protectedly. we either don't have sex, which is wonderful, or if we ever gonna think about it, we do it protectedly. we do it with protection. our capacity to do something about it, particularly our capacity to prevent it, depends upon awareness of the problem at many levels: awareness at the community level, awareness at the national level, and awareness at the individual level. 15-1/2 years ago, they told me that i had 8 months left to live, so i set to work to do everything i could to be well, and to stay as well as i could. and it really... it became my mantra to live with aids. then later on, after i got well, i began to think abo
is not to use needles, and clearly, not to use needles that are shared with somebody else. you must understand the importance of you. you must understand that for once, you can be selfish and self-centered about your life. when two people engage in sex, it's two people engaging in it. you have the right to protect yourself. we also need to engage young females and males very early on so it becomes a part of their norm. this i how we have sex, protectedly. we either don't have sex, which is...
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i use my classroom. i use the various learning areas. i use the colors, the posters, the prints, the art work, and i use them, you know-- "tell me what it is that you like," you know. and right now, power rangers are all the rage. i know the power rangers, ok? so we could start talking about power rangers, which leads into talking about colors, which leads into talking about respect and teamwork. so it's--and each child is unique, you know. some still like the barbie dolls. i know barbie, you know. i was just at the historical museum the other day, so i picked up on a lot of new toys that we can talk about or extend on or, "did you know your mother used to play with this game?" so they usually give me what they need. they give it to--they let me know when they come in. "i like this. i like cake. i like pie. i don't want to come to school today because i'm bored." and my response is, "well, you know what? "the time to tell your parent "that you don't want to come to school "is when you get up in the morning, "because once you're in my cla
i use my classroom. i use the various learning areas. i use the colors, the posters, the prints, the art work, and i use them, you know-- "tell me what it is that you like," you know. and right now, power rangers are all the rage. i know the power rangers, ok? so we could start talking about power rangers, which leads into talking about colors, which leads into talking about respect and teamwork. so it's--and each child is unique, you know. some still like the barbie dolls. i know...
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and make us sick. that's why we owe it to our children, their families, and ourselves to make sure we've done everything possible to reduce oppounities for illness and infection. we can start by insisting on updated immunizations for all children. we can require that contagious children stay home. and of course, hand washing is the single most effective way to avoid spreading disease and keeping us all healthy. children and teachers both should get used to washing hands every single time after nose-blowing, before handlinfood, and after toileting or diapering. you're wet. you're wet. hendrick: what is your infant center's policy regarding diaper changing? does it include sanitizing the diaper area and washing hands after each baby is changed, as well as daily plans for disinfecting toys and equipment which are mouthed by the infants? using proper prevention techniques can do so much to help eliminate illness and infection in our classrooms before they strike our children...or ourselves. go get her. go.
and make us sick. that's why we owe it to our children, their families, and ourselves to make sure we've done everything possible to reduce oppounities for illness and infection. we can start by insisting on updated immunizations for all children. we can require that contagious children stay home. and of course, hand washing is the single most effective way to avoid spreading disease and keeping us all healthy. children and teachers both should get used to washing hands every single time after...
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they make all the things they use. households in such simple economies are almost completely self-sufficient. at the other end of the spectrum are highly complex economies in which people specialize in one particular job, like these shoe salesmen in morocco. specialization means people are no longer self-sufficient, but depend on each other. the shoe salesmen are dependent on the shoemakers, and the shoemakers are dependent on the tanners, and so on. this dependence on others makes society in general more complex, so specialization is a measure of society's overall complexity. archaeologists find evidence of specialization everywhere -- in the buildings and sculpture of ancient cities, and in crafts like elegant jade earrings, decorated pottery and even skulls with jade inlays in their teeth. these craft items were all made by specialists who worked at the ancient maya city of copan. between a.d. 400 and 800, this magnificent city flourished as one of the major centers of maya art and culture. copan was built in a broa
they make all the things they use. households in such simple economies are almost completely self-sufficient. at the other end of the spectrum are highly complex economies in which people specialize in one particular job, like these shoe salesmen in morocco. specialization means people are no longer self-sufficient, but depend on each other. the shoe salesmen are dependent on the shoemakers, and the shoemakers are dependent on the tanners, and so on. this dependence on others makes society in...
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use all these guys putting on gas masks. they came toward us trampling us with their horses. i was hit in the head by a nightstick. i had a concussion at the bridge. my legs went out from under me. i felt like i was going to die. all of these many years later, i don't recall how limited across the bridge, to the church. after i got back to the church, the church was full to capacity. more than 2000 people on the outside trying to get inside to protest what happened on the bridge. someone asked me to say something to the audience. i said something like, "i don't understand how president johnson can send troops to vietnam, but cannot send them to selma, alabama, to protect people whose only desire is to register to vote." the next thing i knew, i was admitted to the local hospital critical works explain the moment when he decided to move forward. i do not think the history we learned records those small ax or actually gargantuan acts of bravery. talk about -- i mean, you saw the weapons, what propelled euphoric, congress member lewis? >> law, my mother and my father, my grandpa
use all these guys putting on gas masks. they came toward us trampling us with their horses. i was hit in the head by a nightstick. i had a concussion at the bridge. my legs went out from under me. i felt like i was going to die. all of these many years later, i don't recall how limited across the bridge, to the church. after i got back to the church, the church was full to capacity. more than 2000 people on the outside trying to get inside to protest what happened on the bridge. someone asked...
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the stations that were used were of poor quality. could that be addressed? could you use such data? prior groups had highly selective the data. the u.k. is only 5% to 7% of the data, only 20% in the u.s. there were other issues, too, about the influence of urban affects. cities get warmer, but that is not greenhouse effect. there was the day that adjustment in the huge computer programs they used to make the attribution -- all of these things are deeply concerning to me. i could not get the answers in a satisfactory way as a scientist. i felt it was my duty to be what i would call properly skeptical. and toquid to put this was -- the only way to put this together was to put together group and analyze the data. r. rosenfeld, a hero in the energy conservation field, and another who actually last december after working on our project for over a year was awarded the nobel prize in physics. not for the work we were doing, but what he had done previously as a physicist. it began to come together about a year ago. we were able to show the poor station quality -- although it affected the te
the stations that were used were of poor quality. could that be addressed? could you use such data? prior groups had highly selective the data. the u.k. is only 5% to 7% of the data, only 20% in the u.s. there were other issues, too, about the influence of urban affects. cities get warmer, but that is not greenhouse effect. there was the day that adjustment in the huge computer programs they used to make the attribution -- all of these things are deeply concerning to me. i could not get the...
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shakil afridi never worked for us. he was never employed by us. we did not run a vaccination program in abbottabad. any allegations of links between us and the doctor in this respect are absolutely untrue. one thing to be clear, he did attend a couple of our training programs a few years ago. he was a local health official. we ran regular health training programs across pakistan. tens of thousands of pakistan's have attended those. he did attend one of those two programs, but that is absolutely the only connection we confined between dr. shakil afridi and save the children read it we deny those allegations that are circulating in the media. we're trying hard to speak to the pakistani government and to try and get or understand a little bit better how we can overcome this problem. because we have been in pakistan for 30 years. we have worked really well and very closely with the pakistan government, both on the national level and local authorities. we helped many, many people across the country. the poorest children and families in pakistan. >> the
shakil afridi never worked for us. he was never employed by us. we did not run a vaccination program in abbottabad. any allegations of links between us and the doctor in this respect are absolutely untrue. one thing to be clear, he did attend a couple of our training programs a few years ago. he was a local health official. we ran regular health training programs across pakistan. tens of thousands of pakistan's have attended those. he did attend one of those two programs, but that is absolutely...
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phone, using proxies when using the internet, etc.? >> it is not very organized, to be honest. it is not organized because there are problems, security problems, the basic problems. i don't know how to say this. the more you are scared you are to be detained, the more you do not know how to organize your thoughts but i don't know how to say it right. there is pressure on us on the streets. there is not a lot of room. we're trying our best. [unintelligible] there are beautiful heroes on the streets who know by just trusting -- they know they may be hit by a sniper, but they know they cannot not help an injured person. >> you say york against intervention, looking for support. what do you mean by that? >> i am against intervention. look, there is no demonstration right now in damascus. there's no way to protest peacefully. the battle has become military. not just the army and regime, but with the [unintelligible] this may be something that a lot of people in the west do not understand. what i mean is, the people in syria are against inte
phone, using proxies when using the internet, etc.? >> it is not very organized, to be honest. it is not organized because there are problems, security problems, the basic problems. i don't know how to say this. the more you are scared you are to be detained, the more you do not know how to organize your thoughts but i don't know how to say it right. there is pressure on us on the streets. there is not a lot of room. we're trying our best. [unintelligible] there are beautiful heroes on...
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creamy, rich, and decadent, avocados have become a staple for many of us. according to the california avocado commission, about 43% of all u.s. households buy avocados regularly now. so en you think of avocados, you probably think of this, right-- guacamole? but today farmers and chefs are proving that avocados can be so much more. good. ok, sure, what's not to like about guacamole? i mean, we do eat a lot of it. in fact, more than 49 million pounds of avocados in the form of guacamole will be consumed on superbowl sunday alone. but at hawks restaurant in granite bay, they're exploring different ways to use the alligator pear, otherwise known as an avocado. >> we like using california avocados 'cause they're grown as close as an avocado can be. these are from the simi valley. they're really versatile. they're rich. as you can see, we puree them, we serve them somewhat chunky, we can wrap things in them, and they're just real versatile. and they're tasty. >> but chefs like michael are just part of the equation of educating consumers on the many fabulous attr
creamy, rich, and decadent, avocados have become a staple for many of us. according to the california avocado commission, about 43% of all u.s. households buy avocados regularly now. so en you think of avocados, you probably think of this, right-- guacamole? but today farmers and chefs are proving that avocados can be so much more. good. ok, sure, what's not to like about guacamole? i mean, we do eat a lot of it. in fact, more than 49 million pounds of avocados in the form of guacamole will be...
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and we used the euler characteristic to show us which of three geometries we can use. what happens when we go to three dimensions? can we understand three-dimensional space just like we can two-dimensional space? the answer is yes, but it took several mathematicians an entire century to figure it out. when mathematicians talk about three-dimensional spaces, or manifolds, they mean something a little different from the usual height, width, and depth that most of us think abo. now, two-dimensional manifolds, like the surface of a ball, can be visualized as the skin of a three-dimensional object, something we can pick up and hold in our hands. this is a two-dimensional sphere because we can determine any point on it with just two numbers, latitude and longitude. now try to think about a three-dimensional sphere. this has to be the skin of a four-dimensional object, or even a four-dimensional sphere. well, you may be surprised to hear that mathematicians understand four, five, and all higher dimensional spheres, but three-dimensional spheres are still a mystery. characteri
and we used the euler characteristic to show us which of three geometries we can use. what happens when we go to three dimensions? can we understand three-dimensional space just like we can two-dimensional space? the answer is yes, but it took several mathematicians an entire century to figure it out. when mathematicians talk about three-dimensional spaces, or manifolds, they mean something a little different from the usual height, width, and depth that most of us think abo. now,...
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so that i think that we need to use the appropriate health professionals to try and help us do a better job. parents face a wide range of health issues as their child matures. the baby with the runny nose, grows into a teenager who rarely has a bad cold, but is confronted with health issues such as smoking and alcohol. as they grow, children learn about health by what they see around them. kids learn better by example. we can say as much but the first two best role models are the-- you know, the people or the parents that are in the home. "the human condition" is a 26-part series about health and wellness. for more information on this program and accompanying materials, call: or, visit us online at:
so that i think that we need to use the appropriate health professionals to try and help us do a better job. parents face a wide range of health issues as their child matures. the baby with the runny nose, grows into a teenager who rarely has a bad cold, but is confronted with health issues such as smoking and alcohol. as they grow, children learn about health by what they see around them. kids learn better by example. we can say as much but the first two best role models are the-- you know,...
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>> for us it is indigenous peoples day. the first to be contacted by columbus to be impacted by the colonial machines that was set in motion after that initial contact, we're here to said that columbus is not a day. we're here to join with other people's voices in sanger needs to be an end to the cycle of colonialism. >> reconsider, stay. as a nation commemorates the arrival of christopher columbus to the so-called new world in 1492, students and professors at fort lewis college in durango, colorado, are pushing for the teaching of the real history of the americas. we will be joined by a round table, then dennis banks, the legendary native american activist and co-founder of the american indian movement. >> there is a complete massacre of an entire village and community and human beings, whole tribes were wiped out. that is how i view genocide. >> all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we're on the road at fort lewis, .ewis college credit a vene
>> for us it is indigenous peoples day. the first to be contacted by columbus to be impacted by the colonial machines that was set in motion after that initial contact, we're here to said that columbus is not a day. we're here to join with other people's voices in sanger needs to be an end to the cycle of colonialism. >> reconsider, stay. as a nation commemorates the arrival of christopher columbus to the so-called new world in 1492, students and professors at fort lewis college in...
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us took us on a tour to explain to us the thinking behind the building of these walls. >> the problem today between left and right is that security is mixed with politics. a guy from the neighborhood was sitting right here waiting for the bus and he was stabbed to death. and i can assure you that the one who stabbed him to death did not come from this arab neighborhood, he came from somewhere in the west bank or from the east bank. but the fact that he was stabbed by an arab or the people who live here, they couldn't care less if the arab is yellow, green, comes from africa. for them an arab is an arab. in september 2000 the palestinians started to shoot through the jewish neighborhoods, and the authorities had to protect the kindergarten over here, and they put up this wall put up by the neighborhood council. but nevertheless, it's quite ugly. but if they shoot from the other side toward the kindergarten, what other measure you can take in order to protect the children? >> before returning home we went to visit a palestinian farmer whose life was devastated when half of his land was
us took us on a tour to explain to us the thinking behind the building of these walls. >> the problem today between left and right is that security is mixed with politics. a guy from the neighborhood was sitting right here waiting for the bus and he was stabbed to death. and i can assure you that the one who stabbed him to death did not come from this arab neighborhood, he came from somewhere in the west bank or from the east bank. but the fact that he was stabbed by an arab or the people...
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they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. >> there are least seven other journalists missing in syria. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. five days after the shooting in newtown, connecticut, that took the lives of 20 children and six staff members, funerals for the victims continue. on tuesday, two more students killed in the attack were laid to rest -- jessica rekos and james mattioli. both were just six years old. president obama is expected to announce today that vice president joe biden will head a new interagency task force to come up with the policies to address gun violence. but the white house says obama will not announce any major policy decisions on guns today. the debate launched by the massacre over gun control legislation continues to unfold. in its first official statement sin
they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. >> there are least seven other journalists missing in syria. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. five days after the shooting in newtown, connecticut, that took the lives of 20...
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why did you feel you had to lie to us ? - i was ashamed to tell you the truth. - what is the truth ? i did not quit my job at whitestone engineering. i was laid off. this was the only job i could find. - you could have told us that. - of course. we would have understood. i had failed. and you both had such a lot of faith in me ! oh, gamal, we still have faith in you. you took a big chance when you moved to america. that took a lot of courage. we've always admired you for that. really ? of course. you are our friend. we like you for who yoare. we don't care how successful you are. - thank you, my friend. - maaleshi. i should have just been honest with you in the first place. no harm done, my friend. jamal may be just a handyman now, but he's the best handyman i know. we don't know what we'd do around here without him. why, he can fix anything ! well, almost anything. here you go, mr. brashov. all done. and i promise you it will work this time ! that's fine, jamal. and i hope i never need it. jess, my friend. are you feeling
why did you feel you had to lie to us ? - i was ashamed to tell you the truth. - what is the truth ? i did not quit my job at whitestone engineering. i was laid off. this was the only job i could find. - you could have told us that. - of course. we would have understood. i had failed. and you both had such a lot of faith in me ! oh, gamal, we still have faith in you. you took a big chance when you moved to america. that took a lot of courage. we've always admired you for that. really ? of...
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javier sicilia is with us. "time" included his profile in the 2012 person of the year issue, dedicated to protesters around the world. he's been interpreted by jen hofer. javier sicilia, welcome to "democracy now!" why have you come to the united states to challenge the drug war here, come here from your country in mexico? >> [inaudible] the united states plays a part in the responsibility for the drug war that began with drug- trafficking at the beginning of the administration. we believe drugs are not a question national security, brother of public health. -- a rather a public health. this is a war based on izzy, the same as the prohibition of al alcohol. [inaudible] they have armed the military as well as organized crime. it seems a large part of the ydanis states government, barack obama -- the united states government, barack obama, they do not feel responsible for the situation ri. we come here today to say they are responsible, behind their attics and the united states, their weapons are our dead. and we
javier sicilia is with us. "time" included his profile in the 2012 person of the year issue, dedicated to protesters around the world. he's been interpreted by jen hofer. javier sicilia, welcome to "democracy now!" why have you come to the united states to challenge the drug war here, come here from your country in mexico? >> [inaudible] the united states plays a part in the responsibility for the drug war that began with drug- trafficking at the beginning of the...
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we know that it behooves us all to develop skills, world view analysis skills that will allow us to appreciate religious diversity. so, in that small quest, in this final class i want to move through one last set of notes from sociology, from the social dimension and develop a set of neutral criteria for assessing whether a religion is deemed conventional; an established religion in our ecological niche or unconventional. why do that? well, in doing that we'll have a way of approaching religious diversity, in a neutral and open minded fashion. so, we want to do that. we've got a couple of our sparkling final roll-ins and some speeches from some great interviewees, and then most important want to turn it over to all of us here in the class and share some ideas and see since we spoke at the beginning of the semester way back whenever it was; we said that, one thing about beliefs and believers is it's not-- there is no finality to it, there is no conclusion. the ideas that we then we take these skills move on past school, past education, past college to see them and realize them as much as possib
we know that it behooves us all to develop skills, world view analysis skills that will allow us to appreciate religious diversity. so, in that small quest, in this final class i want to move through one last set of notes from sociology, from the social dimension and develop a set of neutral criteria for assessing whether a religion is deemed conventional; an established religion in our ecological niche or unconventional. why do that? well, in doing that we'll have a way of approaching...
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so that gets us going in terms of it. now on the next graphic, if you want to see a rather long-winded definition, but a good one, let me run this by you, and i kind of point out some of the- the heart of it is what i like to focus on. religious ethics is that aspect of religion concerned with- and here we go- if i had done my graphics right, i would have underlined this and put it in neon and done whatever. but for me, this is the heart of the ethical dimension- proper patterns of action. no so easy, but what are proper patterns of action? and look where they come up. according to this definition, in situations and circumstances in the human life cycle in social interactions- i mean, we're back to rites of passage. any place that touches on identity and relationship- and we're beginning to see that just about everything does in human cultural activity- there you're going to find the ethical dimension. it's so simple: how do i behave? now what's the motivation? it's not just any way to behave, because a good mugger probab
so that gets us going in terms of it. now on the next graphic, if you want to see a rather long-winded definition, but a good one, let me run this by you, and i kind of point out some of the- the heart of it is what i like to focus on. religious ethics is that aspect of religion concerned with- and here we go- if i had done my graphics right, i would have underlined this and put it in neon and done whatever. but for me, this is the heart of the ethical dimension- proper patterns of action. no...
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he uses them outside and inside. when he uses his moldings and his patterns, he's modeling spaces, and he's trying to show you how to move through them. let me show you what i mean. well, you won't be surprised to learn that that door leads off to the duke's private apartments. the niche here is large, soft, intimate-- well, almost. at the other end of the hall, something different happens. a dynamic pattern on the ceiling and on the floor leads you into that alternative direction. this niche is hard and strong and elevated. adam's contrived a change of levels here which takes you up the stairs into the great staterooms beyond. the first room beyond the hall is the vestibule, a dazzling room, a riot of color and gold, proper for the first anteroom of a first peer of the realm. 12 columns give order to this room. they were said to have been found in the bed of the tiber in rome. they're not just elements of ostentation. adam uses them to make an awkward room with oddly spaced window openings into a cube. that line of
he uses them outside and inside. when he uses his moldings and his patterns, he's modeling spaces, and he's trying to show you how to move through them. let me show you what i mean. well, you won't be surprised to learn that that door leads off to the duke's private apartments. the niche here is large, soft, intimate-- well, almost. at the other end of the hall, something different happens. a dynamic pattern on the ceiling and on the floor leads you into that alternative direction. this niche...
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but to us humans, mathematics is a common language, fundamental to how we describe the world around us. with it, mathematicians are unlocking the secrets, breaking the codes of the cosmos. yet in many ways, prime numbers -- the very building blocks of this mathematical language, those atoms of arithmetic -- remain as mysterious to us as the farthest galaxy. which makes mathematicians the real explorers of the universe...on a journey that began 20,000 years ago and will never end. captions by lns captioning portland, oregon www.lnscaptioning.com august 9, 1999. on december 8, 1997. november 30, 2002. i was hit by a drunk driver. i lost both of my legs. a stranger tried to kill me with a hammer. our 7-year-old son, evan, was murdered after signing up for basketball. i was severely beaten in a hate crime. i was raped. when your child is murdered, it's devastating. you have to re-think life again. it just keeps on running over and over in my head all the time. while i was in the hospital, a friend told me about victims' services. they helped me with my medical expenses. they helped me with
but to us humans, mathematics is a common language, fundamental to how we describe the world around us. with it, mathematicians are unlocking the secrets, breaking the codes of the cosmos. yet in many ways, prime numbers -- the very building blocks of this mathematical language, those atoms of arithmetic -- remain as mysterious to us as the farthest galaxy. which makes mathematicians the real explorers of the universe...on a journey that began 20,000 years ago and will never end. captions by...
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the study of symmetry allows us to look at geometric things using algebraic tools. and that lets us both solve difficult problems and connect things that don't seem to have anything to do with each other. how? it's all about symmetry groups and something called invariance. so symmetry, group theory, the math of beauty, actually, is what it is, is ultimately a lot of algebra, and so we're lucky to have with us today rosa orellana, professor of mathematics at dartmouth college, who uses algebra all over in her work. so, rosa, thanks for coming today. >> thank you for having me, dan. >> well, we've been seeing a lot of beautiful geometric objects and trying to make sense of them algebraically, but let's sort of make it a little bit more rigorous with some good examples, shall we? >> we should start with, like, a rectangle and try to explain the ideas, because it's easy to see it there. so actually, let's have a square. >> okay, squares are good because squares are highly symmetric. >> so now the idea, dan, is that we would want to have a motion in space that brings us
the study of symmetry allows us to look at geometric things using algebraic tools. and that lets us both solve difficult problems and connect things that don't seem to have anything to do with each other. how? it's all about symmetry groups and something called invariance. so symmetry, group theory, the math of beauty, actually, is what it is, is ultimately a lot of algebra, and so we're lucky to have with us today rosa orellana, professor of mathematics at dartmouth college, who uses algebra...
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us. you guys, not me, but, no, all of us. these neutrinos are going right through and right out the other side without making a hit. you know why? do you ever get the feeling some days that, you know, i just don't feel like i feel like i'm nothing? i'm nothing. i think i'm just nothing. do you ever get that feeling? guess what? i got news for you. you are nothing. compared to the something, there's more nothing, because the atoms that make you up are mostly-- talk about being spongy-- and we're all sponges, hon. and most--the little particles make up... take 133 million tons. that's several city blocks. scrunch all those atoms up, 133 million tons, scrunch them up until all these things here cave into one another. you got the size of a pea. so take the size of a pea and spread out a city block, that's how atoms are, most of them. so these things go right through our body without ever making a direct hit. you get, maybe, one direct hit per year on the average, one got me, okay? very, very seldom, okay? you know what? 1987, the
us. you guys, not me, but, no, all of us. these neutrinos are going right through and right out the other side without making a hit. you know why? do you ever get the feeling some days that, you know, i just don't feel like i feel like i'm nothing? i'm nothing. i think i'm just nothing. do you ever get that feeling? guess what? i got news for you. you are nothing. compared to the something, there's more nothing, because the atoms that make you up are mostly-- talk about being spongy-- and we're...
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gislebertus shows us here, for example, the adoration of the magi, cut in deep relief, often using the drill to create charming effects of texture and surface. around the corner of the capital, saint joseph sits, a little disconsolate. another scene shows the flight into egypt. and perhaps the most moving of all the scenes is the dream of the magi, in which the magi lie in their bed and the angel comes to them as if in a vion, touching their hands and pointing with his other finger to the star of bethlehem, which is to lead the magi. gislebertus' most dramatic composition is this one, the suicide of judas, where thscreaming devils e even pling on judas' rope to hasten his death. along with pilgrimage, the second great influence on romanesque art and architecture was monasticism. the monastic ideal had long been a spiritual goal of humankind, from the farthest reaches of ireland to the high himalaya. but western monasticism only really began after the fall of the roman empire in response to the collapse of political power-- self-contained, self-sufficient communities cut off from the wo
gislebertus shows us here, for example, the adoration of the magi, cut in deep relief, often using the drill to create charming effects of texture and surface. around the corner of the capital, saint joseph sits, a little disconsolate. another scene shows the flight into egypt. and perhaps the most moving of all the scenes is the dream of the magi, in which the magi lie in their bed and the angel comes to them as if in a vion, touching their hands and pointing with his other finger to the star...
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he tells us little stories. he tells us little jokes, and they see that there's another language beside their own language. they ask questions, and they begin to copy and imitate what they've heard. bringing in grandparents-- we often do that--to read. some children don't have grandparents, so it kind of gives them a feel for what it's like to have a grandparent. and it broadens their horizons, and they love it. hendrick: children are like fingerprints. no one is quite like the other. [woman makes kissing noise] [woman chuckles] each one is different, distinct, individual, special. woman: ready? come on, alan. ♪ did you ever know that you're my hero? ♪ ♪ you're everything i would like to be ♪ ♪ i can fly higher than an eagle ♪ hendrick: and yet, in so many ways that are just as important, we are as much alike as we are different. and the good news is, we don't have to teach all this by ourselves. let's keep in mind that the most significant sources of learning about other cultures comes from the fami
he tells us little stories. he tells us little jokes, and they see that there's another language beside their own language. they ask questions, and they begin to copy and imitate what they've heard. bringing in grandparents-- we often do that--to read. some children don't have grandparents, so it kind of gives them a feel for what it's like to have a grandparent. and it broadens their horizons, and they love it. hendrick: children are like fingerprints. no one is quite like the other. [woman...
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college presidents are not the first people who come to mind when the subject is the uses of the creative imagination. so i thought i'd start by telling you how i got here. the story begins in the late '90s. i was invited to meet with leading educators from the newly free eastern europe and russia. they were trying to figure out how to rebuild their universities. since education under the soviet union was essentially propaganda serving the purposes of a state ideology, they appreciated that it would take wholesale transformations if they were to provide an education worthy of free men and women. given this rare opportunity to start fresh, they chose liberal arts as the most compelling model because of its historic commitment to furthering its students' broadest intellectual, and deepest ethical potential. having made that decision they came to the united states, home of liberal arts education, to talk with some of us most closely identified with that kind of education. they spoke with a passion, an urgency, an intellectual conviction that, for me, was a voice i had not heard in decades, a
college presidents are not the first people who come to mind when the subject is the uses of the creative imagination. so i thought i'd start by telling you how i got here. the story begins in the late '90s. i was invited to meet with leading educators from the newly free eastern europe and russia. they were trying to figure out how to rebuild their universities. since education under the soviet union was essentially propaganda serving the purposes of a state ideology, they appreciated that it...
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it's a gamble boston needs to make using someone else's money. they desperately need jobs to combat poverty. it's 1994, and they has just eer a competition. but unlike this friendly street game, the stakes for boston are high, and the clock is ticking. cities across the country are vying for new federal grants for something called an "empowerment zone"-- a special area of the worst poverty. for something called f spearhead bosn's forts,on. e yor enlisted geographer linda haar. with the community to establish our empowerment zone plan, i sat back and started to think about boston from the perspective of a geographer, which is my training, and i've looked at boston along spatial lines. narrator: to help do that, haar's team uses a geographic iormation sysm map relative verty lelsfoeach. unfortunately, there are too many poor neighborhoods that qualify. there are many ways to draw the empowermt zone boundary that will decide who can and cannot receive the employme training, development moneand jobs. tsome of the choices can and stanout.eceive haar:
it's a gamble boston needs to make using someone else's money. they desperately need jobs to combat poverty. it's 1994, and they has just eer a competition. but unlike this friendly street game, the stakes for boston are high, and the clock is ticking. cities across the country are vying for new federal grants for something called an "empowerment zone"-- a special area of the worst poverty. for something called f spearhead bosn's forts,on. e yor enlisted geographer linda haar. with...
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i mean, about us ? i don't understand. - which one of us are you going to let go ? - we need to know, mr. brashov. is it jamal ? where is jamal ? - we haven't seen him. - but he isn't sick. we think he's out looking for another job. is he the one you're firing ? believe me, i don't want to let anyone go. i'm trying to come up with a solution. i just haven't thought of one yet. - i have another idea. - what is it ? - you know my senior citizen's group ? - who could forget them ? well, they hold a bingo tournament every thursday at noon, and i was thinking-- no ! no more old people. victor, you sound just like your banker. forget the gray hair and keep an open mind. what's your idea, jess ? tomorrow's the day they have lunch and play bingo. i think i can talk them into making crossroads cafe their regular meeting place. -but this time they order something to eat, right ? -oh, sure, everybody eats lunch. we could create a section of the menu with dishes that are low fat, low salt and low sugar. what do you think, victor ? i think i do not have a better idea. i-27 ! g-4
i mean, about us ? i don't understand. - which one of us are you going to let go ? - we need to know, mr. brashov. is it jamal ? where is jamal ? - we haven't seen him. - but he isn't sick. we think he's out looking for another job. is he the one you're firing ? believe me, i don't want to let anyone go. i'm trying to come up with a solution. i just haven't thought of one yet. - i have another idea. - what is it ? - you know my senior citizen's group ? - who could forget them ? well, they hold...
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now, we shall to inverness and bind us further to you. i'll be myself the harbinger and make joyful hearing of my wife with your approach. so humbly take my leave. my worthy cawdor. the prince of cumberland. that is a step on which i must fall down or else o'erleap for in my way it lies. stars hide your fires. let not light see my black and deep desires. it is a peerless kinsman. "when i burned in desire to question them further, "they made themselves air into which they vanished. "whiles i stood rapt in the wonder of it, "came missives from the king who all hailed me "thane of cawdor by which title "before these weird sisters saluted me with, "'hail king that shalt be.' "this have i thought good to deliver thee, "my dearest partner of greatness. let thy heart and farewell." glamis thou art and cawdor, and shalt be what thou art promised. yet, do i fear thy nature. it is too full of the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way. thou wouldst be great. art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it. what thou woul
now, we shall to inverness and bind us further to you. i'll be myself the harbinger and make joyful hearing of my wife with your approach. so humbly take my leave. my worthy cawdor. the prince of cumberland. that is a step on which i must fall down or else o'erleap for in my way it lies. stars hide your fires. let not light see my black and deep desires. it is a peerless kinsman. "when i burned in desire to question them further, "they made themselves air into which they vanished....
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i hope you'll join us next time on the whole child. narrator: every child needs to let others know what he is thinking. learning language is a remarkable process. it starts long before a toddler speaks his first word. how can parents and other caregivers help? "let's talk about it." next time on the whole child. funding for this program was provided by... funding for this program was provided by... hendrick: communication skills are so important to a growing child. teacher: yeah. can you say hi in hungarian? oh, you're gonna say hi, wave your hand hi. hendrick: there's more and more evidence suggesting that having a good command of language goes hand-in-hand with the ability to imagine and to think up new ideas. teacher: what do you think would happen if you had pigs in your room? girl: i would kick them out. you would kick them out? hello. i'm joanne hendrick, author of the whole child and your guide to this video series. in this program, we're going to look at not only traditional ways we can help our children learn language, but we'
i hope you'll join us next time on the whole child. narrator: every child needs to let others know what he is thinking. learning language is a remarkable process. it starts long before a toddler speaks his first word. how can parents and other caregivers help? "let's talk about it." next time on the whole child. funding for this program was provided by... funding for this program was provided by... hendrick: communication skills are so important to a growing child. teacher: yeah. can...
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and they began to use abstract numbers. previously, a token was impressed once for each measure it represented. 12 impressions meant 12 jars of oil. now, the commodity was drawn once. a jar of oil. tokens symbolized numbers. a sphere meant 10, and a cone meant 1. so on this tablet is recorded 10, 11, 12 jars of oil. the number of graphic symbols was expanded quickly, as scribes sought to express more complex ideas. a star shape, to represent god or heaven. a head plus a bowl, for the verb "to eat." over time, the symbols themselves evolved into the wedge-shaped characters called cuneiform. but the greatest advance came when scribes began to use cuneiform to represent the sounds of spoken sumerian. the word "an" meant "heaven" but was also used to represent the sound "an" in words like "anbar," meaning "iron" and "anta", meaning "above." for the very first time in human history, people could make a permanent record of their spoken language. but sumerian hasn't been spoken since about 2000 b.c. how could these markings be rea
and they began to use abstract numbers. previously, a token was impressed once for each measure it represented. 12 impressions meant 12 jars of oil. now, the commodity was drawn once. a jar of oil. tokens symbolized numbers. a sphere meant 10, and a cone meant 1. so on this tablet is recorded 10, 11, 12 jars of oil. the number of graphic symbols was expanded quickly, as scribes sought to express more complex ideas. a star shape, to represent god or heaven. a head plus a bowl, for the verb...
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it's allowed us to simplify a problem and it's really given us a purchase on how to do things. but there are actually problems which are combinatorial in nature which we still don't know how to solve, isn't that right? >> well, like charlie, for instance. >> poor charlie, yep. >> he's in what we call a traveling salesman problem. >> yes, he is. >> the idea being you're given a certain number of cities and you want to travel -- starting from one city, you want to travel to all the cities, getting back to where you started in the most economical fashion. now, if there are a small number of cities, the analysis is not difficult. so if charlie only had three cities, okay, there are only two possibilities: either he goes clockwise from where he is or he goes counterclockwise. >> so each route has a cost as well. >> each route has a cost. but now if we add a city to that, okay, his two choices... >> oh, i see, it's starting to grow. >> go to six, okay? if we add another city... >> okay, it's getting worse. >> it goes from 6 to 24. >> i'm seeing a pattern here. is there one, in fact?
it's allowed us to simplify a problem and it's really given us a purchase on how to do things. but there are actually problems which are combinatorial in nature which we still don't know how to solve, isn't that right? >> well, like charlie, for instance. >> poor charlie, yep. >> he's in what we call a traveling salesman problem. >> yes, he is. >> the idea being you're given a certain number of cities and you want to travel -- starting from one city, you want to...
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used to in aank paing lo all of us, we've been through hell. most of these people they don't want to live like this. they don't want to go dumpster-diving every day behind mcdonalds... to collect the old hamburger and cheeseburgers. but that's what they do to cope in a positive manner. [ narrator ] the effects of poverty can often be seen on the faces of children. since my mom was sick in the hospital-- she had hepatitis, and she was late with her rent. and she offered to pay the late fee and a little bit more than the rent was and the managers didn't take it. then we moved up to a hotel. then it's like we kept on moving. [ narrator ] children of poverty grow up qukly. they've had to share responsibility for the family's survival. part of survival is for both parents to work. parents have a tough time oft. they have to work. they're not out there working just because they want to, because it's fun or to buy a fur coat or go to europe. working to put food on the table. [ narrator ] when it's difficult to find a job or housing some people turn to
used to in aank paing lo all of us, we've been through hell. most of these people they don't want to live like this. they don't want to go dumpster-diving every day behind mcdonalds... to collect the old hamburger and cheeseburgers. but that's what they do to cope in a positive manner. [ narrator ] the effects of poverty can often be seen on the faces of children. since my mom was sick in the hospital-- she had hepatitis, and she was late with her rent. and she offered to pay the late fee and a...
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he's using a... what's called the "rod 4-10," a stainless steel rod, it has some chromium in it, so that's what's gonna be our biggest concern. teresa howe: engineering controls are the primary tactic that we would like to use in occupational health and safety to keep exposures away from the employees. those are methods that we use, or perhaps devices that we use, to actually control the exposure at the point of generation, perhaps; isolate or separate the employee from the exposure; engineer the release of the hazardous material. for example, engineer that out of the process, so that we just don't have the exposures. for many reasons, howe considers personal protective equipment the least desirable line of defense. howe: we really hate to have toely on these devices. they can be, you know, they can fail. they can come from the manufacturer with holes in them. a glove with a... maybe a small pinhole leak that the employee might not notice, and they're relying on this for chemical protection to keep t
he's using a... what's called the "rod 4-10," a stainless steel rod, it has some chromium in it, so that's what's gonna be our biggest concern. teresa howe: engineering controls are the primary tactic that we would like to use in occupational health and safety to keep exposures away from the employees. those are methods that we use, or perhaps devices that we use, to actually control the exposure at the point of generation, perhaps; isolate or separate the employee from the exposure;...
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perry joins us from the south korean capital. -- harry joins us. we are awaiting official announcements. when can we expect it to happen? >> it could be any time really in terms of the victory acknowledgement or even a concession in the next two or three hours, depending on how close the numbers become. speaking to a couple of senior advisers, one in each party. the adviser for the park-geun hye see more relaxed and confident. suggesting the exit poll, by no means conclusive, that put the candidate had gained the edge. but he said if they did with it would be at by a razor-thin. the democratic united party adviser was saying that seemed to be in better shape of the exit polls, they finished pulling with an hour still to go in voting. could be a late spurt of the support. the most substantial paul -- poll so far, they say that lead is still within their own margin of error. in terms of the latest results from behind me, nationwide, about 10% of the votes so far have been counted. hye has been ahead in the early voting. she's down -- stands about 63%
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interviewing us. we were given a paper that said we might be eligible for the new ruling by president obama >> we will talk about that in a moment we're talking to an undocumented activist marco saavedra who infiltrated broward detention center who was released on friday, only to be arrested again. he came to the u.s. with his family when he was 3 years old from mexico. we will be joined by marco and an attorney talking about what the process is that these obama rules have been laid out for young immigrants to seek a stay of deportation or not go to the process at all. stay with us. ♪ [music break] ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. our guests are marco saavedra who is a young activist, dream activist, who was detained this weekend and used his presence in the board transitional center, the reason he got arrested, to investigate whether other people in the jail should be released. also joined by tom shea, di
interviewing us. we were given a paper that said we might be eligible for the new ruling by president obama >> we will talk about that in a moment we're talking to an undocumented activist marco saavedra who infiltrated broward detention center who was released on friday, only to be arrested again. he came to the u.s. with his family when he was 3 years old from mexico. we will be joined by marco and an attorney talking about what the process is that these obama rules have been laid out...
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, speaking to us from his district in chicago. when we come back, we will speak to two dream act activists. one will benefit by president obama announcement and another, well, he is just over the age limit that he came out in the pages of "the new york times calls good as what he called an undocumented american -- "new york times" as what he calls an undocumented american. ♪ [music break] >> "nuestro himno" an interpretation of the star spangled banner. qassam was released at the 20, 2006, just three days before the historic immigrant marches on may day of 2006. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> to talk more about president obama's announcement, we're joined by two guests. lorella praeli is a member of the united we dream national coordinating committee as an undocumented american living in new haven, connecticut, fought for passage of the state's dream act. the bill was signed into law last year, making undocumented students a laudable for in-state tuiti
, speaking to us from his district in chicago. when we come back, we will speak to two dream act activists. one will benefit by president obama announcement and another, well, he is just over the age limit that he came out in the pages of "the new york times calls good as what he called an undocumented american -- "new york times" as what he calls an undocumented american. ♪ [music break] >> "nuestro himno" an interpretation of the star spangled banner. qassam...
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they came toward us, beating us with nightsticks and bullwhips, trampling us with horses. i was hit in the head by a state trooper with a nightstick. i had a concussion at the bridge. my legs went out from under me. i felt like i was going to die. i thought i saw death. all these many years later, i don't recall how i made it back across that bridge to the church. but after i got back to the church, the church was full to capacity, more than 2,000 people on the outside trying to get in to protest what had happened on the bridge. and someone asked me to say something to the audience. and i stood up and said something like: "i don't understand it, how president johnson can send troops to vietnam but cannot send troops to selma, alabama, to protect people whose only desire is to register to vote." the next thing i knew, i had been admitted to the local hospital in selma. amy goodman: explain that moment where you decided to move forward, because i don't think the history we learn records those small acts that are actually gargantuan acts of bravery. talk about-i mean, you saw
they came toward us, beating us with nightsticks and bullwhips, trampling us with horses. i was hit in the head by a state trooper with a nightstick. i had a concussion at the bridge. my legs went out from under me. i felt like i was going to die. i thought i saw death. all these many years later, i don't recall how i made it back across that bridge to the church. but after i got back to the church, the church was full to capacity, more than 2,000 people on the outside trying to get in to...
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to use all of the in-kind services that we use. so if the patient has multiple needs, you can imagine that they're going to go see two or three different doctors in the community. they may have their blood sent to three different laboratories, and they may have radiologic studies at two different facilities. that's overwhelming, even if you have a car and a map. but if you don't have transportation, it's really overwhelming. the case managers actually make it happen. as we are talking about the medicines that they need to take or they need to go to a hospital for special tests, we're also asking them, "do you need food?" "do you need shelter?" the quality of care at the venice family clinic is often compared to that which a patient would receive in the private sector. susan fleischman: we may actually be a little slower here than physicians who are working in a capitated environment. our motivation is not so much to see a lot of patients because of the income, but we're sort of driven by the need. there's this constant sense that w
to use all of the in-kind services that we use. so if the patient has multiple needs, you can imagine that they're going to go see two or three different doctors in the community. they may have their blood sent to three different laboratories, and they may have radiologic studies at two different facilities. that's overwhelming, even if you have a car and a map. but if you don't have transportation, it's really overwhelming. the case managers actually make it happen. as we are talking about the...
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no, i suppose not, but let us be thankful for what we've done. let us make a treaty. our luck is too good to last, let us stop now before it turns. luck! god has fought for us and you call it luck. and you would stop while there are still englishmen on this holy earth of dear france. maid, the king addressed himself to me, not you. you forget yourself. you very often forget yourself. then speak you, and tell him that it is not god's will that he should take his hand from the plow. if i am not as glib with the name of god as you are, it is because i interpret his will with the authority of the church, and of my sacred office. when you first came here you respected it, and would not have dared to speak as you are now speaking. you came clothed with the virtue of humility, and because god blessed your enterprises accordingly, you have stained yourself with the sin of pride. the old greek tragedy is rising among us. it is the chastisement of hubris. yes. i mean she thinks she knows better than everybody else. but i do know better than any of you seem to. and i am not prou
no, i suppose not, but let us be thankful for what we've done. let us make a treaty. our luck is too good to last, let us stop now before it turns. luck! god has fought for us and you call it luck. and you would stop while there are still englishmen on this holy earth of dear france. maid, the king addressed himself to me, not you. you forget yourself. you very often forget yourself. then speak you, and tell him that it is not god's will that he should take his hand from the plow. if i am not...
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police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. they are demanding more actions from the government. >> this is a new generation. a new generation were every youth is not over from by the powers that be. they have taken to the streets. >> as the victim fights for her life, her supporters continue to fight for justice on the streets. al jazeera, a new delhi. >> and north of the country a journalist covering a protest against the tape of an actress has been shot dead. he was killed when police opened fire on demonstrators. a local film star alleged she was sexually assaulted last week by a member of the separatist group. this has intensified anger against the authorities. >> they should bring out the policeman. the whole department has failed to perform its duties. government should resign. we will intensify the protests until the government takes the appropriate actions. we are even ready to sacrifice our lives. >> mali have started their campaign to restore a historical sites in timbuktu. the group began targeting it in july. they
police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. they are demanding more actions from the government. >> this is a new generation. a new generation were every youth is not over from by the powers that be. they have taken to the streets. >> as the victim fights for her life, her supporters continue to fight for justice on the streets. al jazeera, a new delhi. >> and north of the country a journalist covering a protest against the tape of an actress has been...
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perhaps you will play or sing for us. what do you think, miss shaw? as long as it's not that loud rock music. oh, no, don't worry. all i have is an acoustic guitar. we'll leave you to your studies now. i hope you enjoy it here. i do. i'll see you at dinner. thank you. nancy: this is the living room. my uncle's favorite place. let me introduce you. uncle edward-- this is rebecca casey, margaret's daughter. here, let me help you. please, don't trouble yourself. no trouble at all, rebecca. it's a pleasure to meet you. it's very nice to meet you, mr. shaw. please call me edward. i met your mother once, many years ago. you look like her, if memory serves me. that's what people tell me. i'm very happy to be here. we're very glad to have you here. i, uh... i think i'd better sit down. i'm afraid these visits here are rather tiring. they take the wind out of my sails. can i get you anything? no, i'll be fine. just let me rest a while. are you going to stay for supper? i wouldn't miss it. go on, now, and show her the rest of the house. and i'll see you at supp
perhaps you will play or sing for us. what do you think, miss shaw? as long as it's not that loud rock music. oh, no, don't worry. all i have is an acoustic guitar. we'll leave you to your studies now. i hope you enjoy it here. i do. i'll see you at dinner. thank you. nancy: this is the living room. my uncle's favorite place. let me introduce you. uncle edward-- this is rebecca casey, margaret's daughter. here, let me help you. please, don't trouble yourself. no trouble at all, rebecca. it's a...
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jaisal noor is here with us in the studio. you aired this fourth anniversary of the september 11 attacks last year the them i felt like the attacks on the sikh community was one of the greatest untold stories. three days before this piece aired on democracy now!, there was a hate crime incident in north carolina which caught virtually no coverage. that was two days before the anniversary. in a store owned by sikhs in north carolina, the words go home, terrorists, were spray- painted on the side of the building. for a lot of the sikhs, this was a tragic and unexpected, but the warning signs were there. many members of the sikh community live in fear of the sort of thing happening. >> wade michael page is coming out as the name of the shooter. he was less than honorably discharged from the army, a word that he could be a white supremacist. >> the fact he is a veteran is significant. my first thought, when i heard this happen, is that in my have been a veteran. i have a family member who works closely in the hospitals. he has bee
jaisal noor is here with us in the studio. you aired this fourth anniversary of the september 11 attacks last year the them i felt like the attacks on the sikh community was one of the greatest untold stories. three days before this piece aired on democracy now!, there was a hate crime incident in north carolina which caught virtually no coverage. that was two days before the anniversary. in a store owned by sikhs in north carolina, the words go home, terrorists, were spray- painted on the side...
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what does this show us? that going from a state of disorder to a state of greater order is not the natural direction for almost any process. well, let's try something else. here i have some lettuce, and some tomatoes, and some peppers-- get all those tomatoes in there-- mushrooms, and cucumbers. i'm going to make a salad. i'm going to toss that salad up here. whoa. looks pretty good, huh? stay in here. looks pretty good to eat. if i kept tossing this now, will the salad go back to its original unmixed state? you know the answer as well as i do. like the dye in the water, the salad shows us that the natural direction of change is toward greater and greater disorder, more entropy, increased entropy. now, this is true for virtually any chemical reaction. in what ways can entropy increase in a chemical reaction? there is more disorder, or greater entropy, if more molecules are formed. there is greater entropy if a liquid is formed from solids or if a gas is formed from liquids or solids. and entropy rises if a m
what does this show us? that going from a state of disorder to a state of greater order is not the natural direction for almost any process. well, let's try something else. here i have some lettuce, and some tomatoes, and some peppers-- get all those tomatoes in there-- mushrooms, and cucumbers. i'm going to make a salad. i'm going to toss that salad up here. whoa. looks pretty good, huh? stay in here. looks pretty good to eat. if i kept tossing this now, will the salad go back to its original...